My CORONA VIRUS JOURNAL

Well, didn't the world change dramatically at the beginning of March when
almost everything across the country closed down - restaurants, schools,
libraries, shops, etc.- because of the outbreak of the microscopic killer
corona virus?

Everyone was told to stay at home, keep at least 6' away from each other,
(a process called social distancing), and wear a mask over the nose and
mouth and plastic gloves......at all times.

Jeannine now works fully from home, connecting first with her teachers as they
communicate with their kids, and then with her coach colleagues throughout
the day on the internet (an internet activity called Google Hangout).

I fill up my time reading with Bertie and Fifi, our two pussy cats, and cutting
out the very upsetting coronavirusheadlines in the NYT…………...then sticking
them into a home-made Journal and filling in the spaces with my doodles. 

Fills some of my time and keeps my brain active……………somewhat.....

      April 22nd

 It's now 41 days of staying at home....................with Jeannine, Bertie and Fifi, I'm glad to say, and,thankfully, in Eldorado, a small community 8 miles from Santa Fe, a semi desert area riddled with super trails.

       Here's the daily routine:

       Wide awake usually at 4 in the morning, my mind wanders around, hopefully  focusing on childhood memories, and certainly not on the killer  coronavirus.........I fall asleep and wake again around 5ish..............it's gray outside...........I nod off again and wake up after 6..........I get out of bed and open the curtains, eager to watch the slow sunrise, waiting for its rays to hit the top of a tree just outside the bedroom window.

Brekkie (made, of course, by Jeannine) at 7ish, particularly enjoying the cup or two of hot tea, then back to bed for a half  hour's cuddle with Bertie and Fifi.

8.30, time to get up...................and get ready for the day ahead.

Jeannine starts her computer and interacts with her teachers as they conduct lessons with their kids......

I go outside, collect rainwater from one of the water tanks, and water the new plants in the front garden, and the two new young trees at the back. 

Then, I collect the NYT from then mailbox, make a cuppa, read the headlines, and begin to work on my Coronavirus journal.

Around 9.30, I'm ready for a hike.......about two miles where I see no human but plenty of ants, grasshoppers, lizards and the occasional black beetle.

Lunch around 11.30, followed by another nap, usually with Bertie.

1.30, up and more journaling, (today I had to make another journal as the one I'm writing in daily has no more pages left!) and, weather (especially the wind) permitting, another longish walk around the loop (or a slow ride in the car, out in the countryside).

Back home after 3, more time to fill, so more journaling.

Dinner at 6, then CNN to hear and shed tears when I hear the sad/bad news of the day, and bed at 8.15ish...........oh, a beer and two glasses of white wine are part of the TV time.

Another day...................another page in the journal............what will tomorrow hold? More pleasant news, I hope.............please Corona Virus.................you've done your worst, now push OFF!

 

                  My CORONA VIRUS JOURNAL

Everything, well, almost everything, closed down at the beginning of March (shops, restaurants, colleges, etc.) as the nasty killer virus began to spread.………….and because schools closed down, too, Jeannine is home, and having to connect daily with her teachers through the internet.

I fill up my time taking a daily walk and then reading and cutting out the very upsetting coronavirus headlines in the NYT…………...sticking them into a home-made Journal. 

There are pictures of a few of the pages above. Working on my home made journal fills some of my time and keeps my brain active……………but, I must admit, seeing and reading the recurring articles in the NYT is SO upsetting, so I have to add color to each page that contains depressing headlines…….

Millions and millions of human beings affected in one way or another…………..when will there be a cure????

OK, filled up that journal and started another................

 

                  My CORONA VIRUS JOURNAL

Everything, well, almost everything, closed down at the beginning of March (shops, restaurants, colleges, etc.) as the nasty killer virus began to spread.………….and because schools closed down, too, Jeannine is home, and having to connect daily with her teachers through the internet.

I fill up my time taking a daily walk and then reading and cutting out the very upsetting coronavirus headlines in the NYT…………...sticking them into a home-made Journal. 

There are pictures of a few of the pages above. Working on my home made journal fills some of my time and keeps my brain active……………but, I must admit, seeing and reading the recurring articles in the NYT is SO upsetting, so I have to add color to each page that contains depressing headlines…….

Millions and millions of human beings affected in one way or another…………..when will there be a cure????